We did this last year on the Facebook group and it was pretty fun. I've used the same scoring system to make things easier for myself. Basically, just copy the ballot below and make your guesses. You can edit/delete it as much as you want until the actual winners are announced. Then, add your points up and we'll see who wins!

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BALLOT

(__)(20) = Best Picture = __________* The Artist * The Descendants* Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close * The Help * Hugo * Midnight in Paris * Moneyball * The Tree of Life * War Horse

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(__)(2) = Cinematography = __________* The Artist* The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo* Hugo* The Tree of Life* War Horse

(__)(2) = Film Editing = __________* The Artist* The Descendants* The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo* Hugo* Moneyball

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(__)(2) = Cinematography = Tree of Life* The Artist* The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo* Hugo* The Tree of Life* War Horse

(__)(2) = Film Editing = The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo* The Artist* The Descendants* The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo* Hugo* Moneyball

(__)(2) = Art Direction = War Horse* The Artist* Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2* Hugo* Midnight in Paris* War Horse

(__)(3) = Documentary (Feature) = If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front* Hell and Back Again* If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front* Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory* Pina* Undefeated

(__)(3) = Documentary (Short Subject) = The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom* The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement* God Is the Bigger Elvis* Incident in New Baghdad* Saving Face* The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom

We did this last year on the Facebook group and it was pretty fun. I've used the same scoring system to make things easier for myself. Basically, just copy the ballot below and make your guesses. You can edit/delete it as much as you want until the actual winners are announced. Then, add your points up and we'll see who wins!

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BALLOT

(__)(20) = Best Picture = The Artist* The Artist * The Descendants* Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close * The Help * Hugo * Midnight in Paris * Moneyball * The Tree of Life * War Horse

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(__)(2) = Cinematography = The Tree of Life* The Artist* The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo* Hugo* The Tree of Life* War Horse

(__)(2) = Film Editing = The Artist* The Artist* The Descendants* The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo* Hugo* Moneyball

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(__)(2) = Cinematography = ___The Tree of Life_______* The Artist* The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo* Hugo* The Tree of Life* War Horse

(__)(2) = Film Editing = ___Hugo_______* The Artist* The Descendants* The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo* Hugo* Moneyball

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(_0_)(2) = Cinematography = The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo* The Artist* The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo* Hugo* The Tree of Life* War Horse

(_0_)(2) = Film Editing = Hugo* The Artist* The Descendants* The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo* Hugo* Moneyball

(_0_)(2) = Art Direction = Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2* The Artist* Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2* Hugo* Midnight in Paris* War Horse

(_0_)(3) = Documentary (Feature) = Hell and Back Again* Hell and Back Again* If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front* Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory* Pina* Undefeated

(_0_)(3) = Documentary (Short Subject) = The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement* The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement* God Is the Bigger Elvis* Incident in New Baghdad* Saving Face* The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(__)(2) = Cinematography = The Tree of Life* The Artist* The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo* Hugo* The Tree of Life* War Horse

(__)(2) = Film Editing = Hugo* The Artist* The Descendants* The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo* Hugo* Moneyball

(__)(2) = Art Direction = The Artist* The Artist* Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2* Hugo* Midnight in Paris* War Horse

(__)(3) = Documentary (Feature) = Pina* Hell and Back Again* If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front* Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory* Pina* Undefeated

(__)(3) = Documentary (Short Subject) = God Is the Bigger Elvis* The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement* God Is the Bigger Elvis* Incident in New Baghdad* Saving Face* The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(2__)(2) = Cinematography = Hugo* The Artist* The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo* Hugo* The Tree of Life* War Horse

(0__)(2) = Film Editing = Hugo* The Artist* The Descendants* The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo* Hugo* Moneyball

(0_)(2) = Art Direction = War Horse* The Artist* Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2* Hugo* Midnight in Paris* War Horse

(_0_)(3) = Documentary (Feature) = Hell and Back Again* Hell and Back Again * If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front * Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory * Pina * Undefeated

(0__)(3) = Documentary (Short Subject) = Incident in New Baghdad* The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement * God Is the Bigger Elvis* Incident in New Baghdad * Saving Face* The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(__)(2) = Cinematography = The Tree of Life* The Artist* The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo* Hugo* The Tree of Life* War Horse

(__)(2) = Film Editing = Hugo* The Artist* The Descendants* The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo* Hugo* Moneyball

(__)(3) = Documentary (Feature) = Pina* Hell and Back Again* If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front* Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory* Pina* Undefeated

(__)(3) = Documentary (Short Subject) = The Barber of Birmingham* The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement* God Is the Bigger Elvis* Incident in New Baghdad* Saving Face* The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(__)(2) = Cinematography = The Artist* The Artist* The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo* Hugo* The Tree of Life* War Horse

(__)(2) = Film Editing = The Artist* The Artist* The Descendants* The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo* Hugo* Moneyball

(__)(2) = Art Direction = The Artist* The Artist* Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2* Hugo* Midnight in Paris* War Horse

(__)(3) = Documentary (Feature) = Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory* Hell and Back Again* If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front* Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory* Pina* Undefeated

(__)(3) = Documentary (Short Subject) = The Barber of Birmingham* The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement* God Is the Bigger Elvis* Incident in New Baghdad* Saving Face* The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(__)(2) = Cinematography = The Tree of Life* The Artist* The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo* Hugo* The Tree of Life* War Horse

(__)(2) = Film Editing = The Artist* The Artist* The Descendants* The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo* Hugo* Moneyball

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(__)(2) = Cinematography = The Artist* The Artist* The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo* Hugo* The Tree of Life* War Horse

(__)(2) = Film Editing = Hugo* The Artist* The Descendants* The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo* Hugo* Moneyball

(__)(3) = Documentary (Feature) = If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front* Hell and Back Again* If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front* Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory* Pina* Undefeated

(__)(3) = Documentary (Short Subject) = Incident in New Baghdad* The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement* God Is the Bigger Elvis* Incident in New Baghdad* Saving Face* The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(__)(2) = Cinematography = ___The Tree of Life_______* The Artist* The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo* Hugo* The Tree of Life* War Horse

(__)(2) = Film Editing = ___The Artist_______* The Artist* The Descendants* The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo* Hugo* Moneyball

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(__)(2) = Cinematography = Tree of Life* The Artist* The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo* Hugo* The Tree of Life* War Horse

(__)(2) = Film Editing = The Artist* The Artist* The Descendants* The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo* Hugo* Moneyball

(__)(2) = Art Direction = War Horse* The Artist* Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2* Hugo* Midnight in Paris* War Horse

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(__)(2) = Cinematography = War Horse* The Artist* The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo* Hugo* The Tree of Life* War Horse

(__)(2) = Film Editing = Hugo* The Artist* The Descendants* The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo* Hugo* Moneyball

(__)(3) = Documentary (Feature) = Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory* Hell and Back Again* If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front* Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory* Pina* Undefeated

(__)(3) = Documentary (Short Subject) = Incident in New Baghdad* The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement* God Is the Bigger Elvis* Incident in New Baghdad* Saving Face* The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom

The fact they very occasionally put a foreign language film in Best Picture just confuses things. They should stop pretending it's anything other than what it is and say English language only for that category..

The fact they very occasionally put a foreign language film in Best Picture just confuses things. They should stop pretending it's anything other than what it is and say English language only for that category..

The fact that the Academy occasionally puts a foreign language film in the Best Picture category is probably to show that it is in fact intended as "Best Picture (any language)" and not "Best Picture in English".

As for foreign films winning the Best Picture award, that has happened at least twice: Laurence Olivier's Hamlet and The King's Speech are both English films. My Left Foot was nominated for Best Picture and is from Ireland.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(__)(2) = Cinematography = * The Tree of Life* The Artist* The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo* Hugo* The Tree of Life* War Horse

(__)(2) = Film Editing = * Hugo* The Artist* The Descendants* The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo* Hugo* Moneyball

(__)(3) = Documentary (Feature) = * If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front* Hell and Back Again* If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front* Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory* Pina* Undefeated

(__)(3) = Documentary (Short Subject) = * The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement* The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement* God Is the Bigger Elvis* Incident in New Baghdad* Saving Face* The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(0)(2) = Cinematography = The Tree of Life* The Artist* The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo* Hugo* The Tree of Life* War Horse

(0)(2) = Film Editing = The Artist* The Artist* The Descendants* The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo* Hugo* Moneyball